Safeguarding Procedures and Vetting Arrangements

VCS Matters has been asked by Birmingham City Council to make you aware that arrangements for safeguarding have been revised following the release of the ‘Working Together 2010’ requirements. It is important to ensure that your organisation, staff and volunteers are reminded of the impact of safeguarding guidance and procedure requirements alongside the organisation’s vetting arrangements. This will enable individuals to promote and respond to safeguarding procedures accordingly.

To support this process, please find links to information as follows:

Follow this link to access the revised Working Together procedures (‘Working Together to Safeguard Children: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children’):
http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/default.aspx?PageFunction=productdetails&PageMo%20de=publications&ProductId=DCSF-00305-2010  

Follow this link to access Birmingham Safeguarding Children’s Board (BSCB) procedures:
http://www.lscbbirmingham.org.uk/child-protection-procedures/child-protection-procedures.html  

Follow this link to access the introduction section of the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Procedures:
http://www.lscbbirmingham.org.uk/child-protection-procedures/introduction.html

Follow this link for the steps needed and what you should do if there is a risk:
http://www.lscbbirmingham.org.uk/safeguarding-children/risk-of-abuse-or-neglect.html  

Please be mindful of the requirements in the procedures for reporting safeguarding concerns and also that these procedures are updated periodically so you need to check every so often to ensure you are linking to the latest versions.